Segenet Kelemu
1957 – present
Segenet Kelemu is an Ethiopian molecular plant pathologist who works on the diseases of tropical forage crops and on microbes that improve plant resilience. After graduate study in the United States she spent years at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia before returning to Africa to lead research institutions in Nairobi. She became Director General of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in 2013.
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Life events
Born in a rural town in the Gojjam region of north-western Ethiopia.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEarned a bachelor's degree, one of the first women from her area to complete a university education.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLeft Ethiopia to pursue postgraduate research in plant pathology.
Studied plant pathology and genetics.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCompleted her PhD before joining international agricultural research.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWorked for many years in Cali as a plant pathologist on tropical forage grasses and legumes.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDirected the regional biosciences platform hosted at the International Livestock Research Institute.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgTook charge of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNamed laureate for Africa and the Arab States for her work on plant health and food security.
Source: en.wikipedia.org